Brian Kellock
Brian Kellock (born 1962 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish jazz pianist and composer.
Kellock graduated in 1986 from Edinburgh University and played in the bands of Spike Robinson ( 1990) and Joe Temperley (1993 /94), then in the band of Australian trumpeter James Morrison (1995 ) Subsequently, he worked with Tom Bancroft ( Pieology, 1997 ), in the group Celtic Feed ( Phil Bancroft, with bassist Mario Caribé, the Konzertinaspieler Simon Thoumire and Fiddlespielerin Eilidh Shaw). In 1998, Kellock his first album under his own name, Something 's Got to Give; In 1999, in a duo with saxophonist Herb Geller Album Hollywood Portraits. With drummer John Rae and bassist Kenny Ellis 2000, he joined live on, with a program of two Lennie Tristano numbers and jazz standards such as Jimmy Rowles ' The Peacocks. In 2002, he took with the tenor saxophonist Tommy Smith on the duo album Bezique, followed by 2004 Symbiosis. In 2005 he accompanied the singer Sylvia Rae. Currently Kellock works primarily with his own trio. Kellock also worked with Red Rodney, Sheila Jordan, Art Farmer, Charlie Rouse, Bill Watrous, Scott Hamilton and Stanley Turrentine.
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Albums as a leader / co-leader
- Herb Geller / Brian Kellock: Hollywood Portraits (Hep Records, 1999)
- Brian Kellock: Something 's Got to Give Portraits of Fred Astaire ( Caber, 1998)
Albums as a sideman
- Tommy Smith & Brian Kellock - Bezique ( Spartacus, 2002)
- Tam White and Brian Kellock - The Crossing ( Caber, 1999)
- John Rae 's Celtic Feet ( Caber, 1999)
- Sylvia Rae - Close Enough ( Caber, 2002) with Warren Vache
- Hue & Cry: jazznotjazz ( Linn, 1996) with Michael Brecker, Mike Stern, Randy Brecker, Tommy Smith, Danny Gottlieb
- Spike Robinson: Stairway To The Stars (Hep Reords, 1990) with Ronnie Rae and John Rae
- Nigel Clark Quintet - Worldwide Sound (1996, Sienna Records)
Swell
- Bielefeld catalog 1988 & 2002
- Richard Cook & Brian Morton: The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings, 9th Edition, London, Penguin, 2008 ISBN 978-0141034010.